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I had a couple of experiences over the weekend that got me thinking about the fundamental narrative shaping modern conservatism, namely the idea that big government is, by its very nature, an entity that gravitates toward oppression.
Thinkers on the...
That’s why Martin Luther King, Jr. endures as an American icon. And, I believe we can extrapolate from his words of 40-50 years ago to sort out where he might be guiding us today. While the movement for equal rights did not include gay rights...
Forty-seven years ago, I woke up at 4 am, got dressed in the pre-dawn darkness, grabbed the lunch bag with warm hard-boiled eggs my mother had prepared for me, took the subway to the mid-town meeting place and boarded a chartered bus for Washington,...
News stories tagged with "martin-luther-king"
SLU plans teach-in marking MLK Day
Jan 18, 2008 — The spring semester starts Monday on many college campuses across the region. It's also Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a national holiday. Across the country, millions will honor King's legacy by taking part in a variety of community service projects and remembrances. St. Lawrence University will hold a day-long "teach-in" that will include music, films, lectures and a special evening service in the chapel. Todd Moe has more. Go to full article
Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jan 22, 2002 — Voices from the Martin Luther King Jr. service at St. Lawrence University last night. SLU Associate Professor of English Margaret Kent Bass reads from King's "Letter From a Birmingham Jail," Multicultural Affairs Director Rance Davis offers his reflections on King’s legacy, and student Maia Jackson reads a poem she wrote. Go to full article
Honoring the Life and Work of Martin Luther King at St. Lawrence University
Jan 21, 2002 — On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Martha Foley talks with St. Lawrence University Chaplain Kathleen Buckley and Rance Davis with the SLU Multicultural Affairs office. Go to full article
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